Hey there Upper East Siders,

Bonjour! Pardon my French but I'm still washing the sand from my hair. After three long, luscious weeks in St. Barts I'm back to reporting on the finer things in life. And speaking of the finer things, a source tells me that N has recently returned to our beloved Manhattan. Hmmm, wonder what brought him back or rather who. Sorry to disappoint all you single and not-so single girls out there, but it appears that N is a taken man. Yes, you read that right. Wonder how B and S are dealing with the shocking news. No doubt, we'll find out soon enough.

You know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

Nate had spent the summer sailing and he had loved every second of it, he reveled in it. He had learnt all about what it meant to be independent. Finally felt what it was to be a man, in charge of his own decisions. One of those decisions was to fall completely head over heels in love with someone new. Her name was Mara; she was beautiful beyond words and had captured his heart from the moment he laid his eyes on her. Her beauty was unlike anything he'd ever seen before; she had long dark silky black hair, deep brown eyes, naturally tanned skin and possessed the body of a goddess.

Sounds like a perfect ten!

Mara's father was a wealthy businessman with several homes across several countries. He had a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, which was where Mara had decided to live while attending the Stern School of Business at NYU. Nate decided to return to Manhattan with her, but had no idea what he would be doing once he got there.

Mara and not much else?

The truth was he really wasn't looking forward to running into anyone, particularly Serena or Blair. He had left things off so badly, without as much as a proper goodbye.

Should have thought of that before you up and left.

"Home sweet home." Mara said as she got off the boat.

"Yup, good old Manhattan." Nate answered.

Mara smiled. She really did love New York. She had lived there until she was six and then her father decided to take his business abroad. She spent the rest of her years growing up in London and Paris.

"I've got to go home and unpack, you're welcome to join me." Mara said with a smirk.

"You know I'd love nothing more," Nate said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "But I should go home and face my dad. I'm sure he wants to wring my neck."

"I'm sure it won't be that bad." Mara replied as she kissed him softly on the cheek.

Something tells me it will be.

"Hey roomie, you up yet?"

Blair woke up to the sun shining into her room. She sat upright in her bed and rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

"I am now." Blair responded.

"Great!" Serena yelled as she ran into Blair's room and jumped on her bed.

Blair had been living with Serena all summer. Her mother and idiotic stepfather were probably sunbathing in LA without her. They had sold her home and left her behind.

Parents can be so ungrateful sometimes.

As a result Serena invited Blair to stay with her, considering that her parents were MIA half the time anyway. Blair and Serena had rekindled their turbulent friendship over the summer and were now closer than ever.

"So are you going in to shoot your scenes today?" Blair asked Serena as she walked into the adjoining bathroom.

Serena was starring in the sequel to her movie premiere Breakfast at Fred's.

"Yeah, actually I think I'm going to be busy all day." Serena replied as she twirled her long blonde hair around her fingers. "Do you want to meet up for lunch and some retail therapy tomorrow? I finish early."

"Screw lunch, but you do owe me a shopping trip to Barneys" Blair said as she emerged from the bathroom looking refreshed.

Serena laughed as she got up to join Blair in front of the massive dressing table.

"So did you hear that Nate is back in town?" She asked cautiously.

"Don't remind me!" Blair retorted.

She had spent all summer trying to forget that Nathaniel Archibald ever existed. She was supposed to be in New Haven having the time of her life, but instead she had opted to take a year off, Yale would still be there next year.

"On second thought, I can't wait to give him a piece of my mind." Blair said with a sly smile.

We want front row seats.